Concrete-wall construction.



4G, w. VoUGHT. CONCRETE .WALL CONSTRUCTION.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 19, 1908.

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Patented June 8, 1909.

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lCTI/elo rg@ INVENTOR G. W. VOUGHT.

coNcRETE WALL GONSTRUGTION.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 19, 1908.

Patented June 8, 1909.

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INVENTOR forge Mauy Z" BY ifa. M7/ff ATTORNEY @gig/M GEORGE W. VOUGHT,OF HOLLIS, NEW YORK."

CONCRETE-WALL CONSTRUCTION.

Specification 'of Letters Patent.

Patented rune s, i909.

Application sied Jueie, 190s. serial No. 439,440.

To all whom it may concer/n:

Beit knownthat I, GEORGE W. VOUGHT, a. citizen of the United States,residing at Hollis, in the county of Queens and State of New York, haveinvented new and useful Improvements in Concrete-Vilall Construction, ofwhich the following is a specification. This invention provides a meansor method for constructing walls by which expensive machinery iseliminated and a wall can be' constructed similar toone constructed ofblocks and of any shape desired. A

This invention is set forth in the following specification and claimsand illustrated in the annexed drawing in which Figure 1 is a plan viewof a wall course construction according to this invention; Fig. 2 is aplan view like Fig. 1 showing a .preliminary stage in the construction.Fig.

3 shows two wall courses superposed and in section along .if x Fig. 2.Fig. 4 shows a needle. Fig. 5 shows. .a modification. Fig. 6 showsfiexible material with stifiening strips ap lied.

n this drawing is shown a series of planks or boards (L of suitablematerial and suitable length or breadth. These planks can be of metal orother material and are perforated for the drawing therethrough of-sewing threads or wires b presently explained which strands b can betemporarily held by being looped to pegs c in the boards. These boardscan be faced to represent stone blocks.

Along the board are formed pockets by means of blocks d and flexiblematerial such as w atei' proof oi roof paper or the like e. A suitableneedle or needles shaped like a crocheting hook f Fig. 4 are passedthrough the erforations in the boards and between the lock and throughthe paper and seizingI the sewing strand t is made to draw the samethrough `the paper andthe board when the thread or strand can be loopedor caught over a peg c. c At the end or the start of the sewing thethread can be secured by a plug g driven in to a perforation in theboard. Stiiening strips or latlish can be held by the sewing b againstthe backs of the paper strip e at one or more of the filling blocks d. Ihave found that by cutting the lath in the desiredsame suit-ably s acedon length and tacking the roofing paper Fig. 6 and ma ing the holes forsewing in the center of the lath that I can use the same length of pa eras often as l desired. When aseries of bloc is d have thus been appliedto the board a some ofl the blocks are pulled out and the resultingspace or pocket between the flexible layer c and the board a is lilledwith concrete i. As a block is withdrawn to form a space for concretefilling such withdrawn block can be used to be sewed with tar paper tothe board in advance of the filling operation so that the operation canbe continuous.

In Fig. 1 the two spaced courses of cement are shown with serrated faceslying toward one another. These serrations or protruding tongues can beformed by inclosing in'the tar paper e at suitable intervals a double orgreater thickness of blocks d forming extended pockets or spaces to beiilled by cement.

By making a tongue of a superposed wall or cement ayer lap over an opositely located ton 'ue of a lower wall Il tongues will have a bondingaction. Air spaces can also be formed in the double wall as seen in Fig.l.

When a' cement course is finished as indicated by the cement i in Fig. 3a superposed layer can be added as indicated by blocks d in such figureshowing the commencement of constucting a new course according to thisrocess. The sewing having been cut .to a ow the withdrawal of thestiifeners 7i and paper e from the lower course the upper course can bestarted.

. The sewing strands or wires b can be left adhering in the cement whenthe boards are removed to serve for the adherence of dressing when suchdressing is to be applied.

' The boards a have brackets or attachments lc which with bolts or likeremovable fasteningsm serve to hold va board upright on a lower board.Construction up to any height can be obtained by superposing a number ofcourses. I

An upper board a can be set flush on or more-or less backl or lforwardon a lower board to cause a course of concrete to line with or form anAoffset with respect to an adj acent course.

The blocks d can eyes orring screws. l

The boards of the bottom course can be placed on top of the boards ofthesecond course to continue the building up of the wall.

Window or door .openings can be obtained by leaving a certain number ofblocks in place so that no cement lling will occur at the places wherethe blocks are left in place.I

have handles in form of ayer s uch the ' The upper parts of the boards aduring theoperation can b held in position by adjust- 5 which can behooked to the able rods 1i Fig.

until the operation is iinished.

brackets 7c To revent cement falling into the airs aces h' Y b n 1 econstructing a bonding tongue, a piece of paper` or the like can beplaced over such a space as indicated at o. Heinforcing rods p of ironor the like can be inserted into the concrete.

ll'hatI claim is:n l. In an apparatus for constructing concrete walls,the combination with boards 'placed thereagainst and placed one againstthe other and blocks also placed one against the other of iiexiblematerial eX- tended over the blocks and connected to the boards so as toinclose the blocks while leaving such blocks removable for the resultingspaces to be filled with concrete.

2. In an apparatus for constructing concrete walls, the combination withboards of blocks laced against said boards, flexible materiali withstiiening strips placed against said blocks, strands securing theflexible niaterial to the blocks, said blocks being removable so as toleave spaces to form pockets for filling material and the strands beingseverable so as to be cut for the removal of the flexible material whenthe filling material in the pockets is set.

I 3. In an apparatus for constructing concrete walls the combinationwith perforated g boards of blocks placed against the boards,

g crete filling,

iiexible material on the blocks, sewing strands passed through theperforations i'or securing the liexible ,material about the blocks tothe boards and movably held so that they can be withdrawn i'or theresulting spaces to leave receiving iilling material or concrete.

4\. An apparatus l'orA forming concrete Walls consisting oi' boards,blocks placed pees l'or clamping the strands in place, said blocks beingrepockets i'or gaging the blocks and connected to the t boards, saidblocks being removably held bel tween the iiexible material and boardsso as i to leave s aces or pockets when withdrawn. l such blocs beingsuperposed at intervals so ,las to cause a cement iilling for formingtongues or bonds.

r 5. In an apparatus for forming concrete walls, the combination withboards oi' blocks j placed against said boards, and Ilexible ma* lterialplaced against the blocks and conl nected to the boards, the blocksbeing rel movablev so as to leave spaces between the i flexible materialand boards to l'orm pockets I for filling material, the4 said boardshaving brackets forallowing of attachment to a l second board.

, 6.` An apparatus for forming concrete opl positely located andsuitably spaced walls j consisting of two courses ol oppositelyloconnected to the boards, said blocks being removable to leave spacesor pockets for conand holding rods applied to the boards to keep thelatter uniformly spaced apart. 4

In testimony whereolI I have hereunto set my hand in the presence ol'two subscribing witnesses.

CHRISTIAN ALMSTAEDT, EDWARD Niics'uniz.

against said boards, iiexible material en- A against said boards, andAflexible material

